Michael Parekōwhai
New Zealand · b. 1968 · Painter, Sculptor
Michael Te Rakato Parekōwhai is a New Zealand sculptor and a professor at the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts. He is of Ngāriki Rotoawe and Ngāti Whakarongo… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
A peak in DarienArt+Object · NZ$2,051,900≈ $1,441,727≈ £1,076,799≈ €1,259,370Sign up to see
Kapa Haka (Officer Taumaha)Art+Object · NZ$579,360≈ $363,664≈ £300,350≈ €355,349Sign up to see
Koura (Kapa Haka)Art+Object · NZ$216,225≈ $151,247≈ £109,117≈ €129,029Sign up to see
Michael Parekōwhai’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
160
of 188 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
85%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 20 | 15 | 75% | $11.8kSign up | $10.6kSign up | $19.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $19.5kSign up | $19.5kSign up | $19.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $38.2kSign up | $38.2kSign up | $38.2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 43 | 37 | 86% | $8.8kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $19.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 10 | 9 | 90% | $6.2kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $9.4kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up |
| Multiple | 32 | 27 | 84% | $9.9kSign up | $9.7kSign up | $19.3kSign up |
| Photography | 73 | 63 | 86% | $12.2kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $34.4kSign up |
| Photograph | 73 | 63 | 86% | $12.2kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $34.4kSign up |
| Sculpture | 33 | 27 | 82% | $110kSign up | $30.8kSign up | $1.4MSign up |
| Other | 18 | 17 | 94% | $19.1kSign up | $7.2kSign up | $87.1kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 9 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2025 | 10 | 7 | $20.9kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | $13.6kSign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | $18.9kSign up |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | $23.7kSign up |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 | $51.5kSign up |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 | $9.7kSign up |
| 2018 | 14 | 8 | $9.8kSign up |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | $15.7kSign up |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | $13.4kSign up |
| 2015 | 16 | 15 | $7.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 13 | 8 | $11kSign up |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 4 | 4 | $5.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 13 | 11 | $4.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 10 | 8 | $7.8kSign up |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | $7.6kSign up |